In the service, when a man gives you his word, his word is binding. In politics, you never know.

We reject any idea that one race of people is in any way better than another.

Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

As quickly as you start spending federal money in large amounts, it looks like free money.

In order to be a leader a man must have followers. And to have followers, a man must have their confidence.

I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.